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Banded cotinga (Cotinga maculata)

In Extreme Temperatures it's really important to provide water for Wildlife. Birds, mammals, bees and other insects will all find a source if you put one out and watching Wildlife drinking and bathing will provide you with significant reward..

Thank you again to Jeremy Shimmin for sharing this sensational photo of a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major): This species of woodpecker is a medium sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage. These birds feed on surface insects such as aphids and larvae and wood living insects during the colder months. It is native to Europe and Asia and a few parts of Africa.

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja): This 86cm (34in) species of Ibis is native to South America, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the southern gulf states in the US. They feed on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish by sweeping their bills from side to side in the water. Thank you Jon Church for sharing your lovely photo of a Spoonbill taken in Rio Copalita, Oaxaca, Mexico.

European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea): 50mm (2.0in). This is a small tree frog. As traditionally defined, it was found throughout much of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but recent data shows the species found in most of Europe from France to Poland and Greece is different from the species found in Turkey and Italy. Thank you Johan van der Louw for sharing your photo of a Tree Frog taken in the Netherlands

House Martin (Delichon urbicum): This bird breeds in Eurasia and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and that is why it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful in winter. Thank you Steve Berry for sharing your image of a Martin at the nest, taken in Warwickshire, UK.

Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens): 14cm (5.5in).This Australasian wren is also known simply as the splendid wren or more colloquially in Western Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits predominantly arid and semi-arid regions. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male in breeding plumage

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco): This is an owl of woodlands of Europe and is 46cm (18in) in length, with a 105cm (41in) wingspan. It mainly feeds on small mammals, hunting them at night time. This species can be seen during the daytime when disturbed from its roost. Super photo taken by Gemma Walsh in Quarndon, Derby, UK